Sunnyland Slim
Al Stewart
Rage Against The Machine
Loudon Wainwright III
Terry Ellis
Marmalade
Freddie Mercury
blessthefall
Buddy Miles
The Impalas
John Stewart
Evanescence
Musical Birthday Notes – September 5th
- Albert “Sunnyland Slim” Luandrew – Mississippi Delta blues pianist/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Howlin’ Wolf – Muddy Waters – Little Walter – (9/5/1906 – 3/17/1995)
- Cornelius “Mule” Boyson – bassist – associated acts include – Koko Taylor – Fenton Robinson – (9/5/1936 – 7/9/1994)
- Willie Woods – guitarist – original member of group – Junior Walker and The All Stars – group hits include – Shotgun – (I’m A) Road Runner – (9/5/1939 – 5/27/1997)
- John Stewart – folk singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo – The Kingston Trio – writer of #1 hit – Daydream Believer – for – The Monkees – 1979 solo hit Gold featuring Stevie Nicks on backing vocals – (9/5/1939 – 1/19/2008)
- Joe “Speedo” Frazier – lead singer in the doo-wop group – The Impalas – group hits include – Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) – Oh What A Fool – (9/5/1943 – 4/1/2014)
- Al Stewart – Scottish pop/folk/rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – hits include – Year Of The Cat – Time Passages – On The Border – 1945
- Mick Underwood – English drummer/songwriter/producer – numerous act associations including – The Outlaws with Ritchie Blackmore – The Herd with Peter Frampton – Episode Six with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover – Quartermass with John Gustafson – Jet Harris – Mick Underwood’s Glory Road – (9/5/1945 – 7/28/2024)
- Loudon Wainwright III – Grammy winning singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/banjo/ukulele/percussion – mixes humor with music – best known for 1972 novelty hit – Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road – 1946
- Dean Ford – Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the pop band – Marmalade – best known for 1970 hit – Reflections Of My Life – (9/5/1946 – 12/31/2018)
- Freddie Mercury – British rock singer/songwriter/musician/producer – Queen – solo artist – hits include – Bohemian Rhapsody – I Want It All – Killer Queen – We Are The Champions – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2003 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2004 UK Music Hall of Fame – (9/5/1946 – 11/24/1991)
- Mel Collins – British saxophonist/flautist/session musician – associated acts include – Rolling Stones – 10cc – Alan Parsons Project – Camel – Climax Blues Band – 1947
- Buddy Miles – rock drummer/vocalist/composer/producer – associated acts include – Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsys – The Buddy Miles Express – The Buddy Miles Band – (5/9/1947 – 2/26/2008)
- David “Clem” Clempson – English rock guitarist/talk box/bass/keyboards/drums – associated acts include – Humble Pie – Bob Dylan – Chris de Burgh – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – 1949
- Jamie Oldaker – drummer/percussionist – associated acts include – Bob Seger – Eric Clapton – Ace Frehley – Peter Frampton – member of the country rock group – The Tractors – best known for 1994 hit – Baby Likes To Rock It – (9/5/1951 – 7/16/2020)
- Pauli Carman – R&B singer – Champaign – group is best known for the 1981 hit – How ‘Bout Us – 1953
- Roine Stolt – Swedish multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/composer/singer – Kaipa – The Flower Kings – 1956
- Terry Ellis – R&B-pop singer/songwriter/actress – founding member of – En Vogue – group hits include – Hold On – Free Your Mind – Whatta Man – 1963
- Brad Wilk – rock drummer/vocals – associated acts include – Rage Against The Machine – Black Sabbath – Audioslave – 1968
- Will Hunt – drummer – associated acts include – Evanescence – Black Label Society – Dark New Day – 1971
- Dweezil Zappa – rock musician/singer – son of Frank Zappa – 1969
- Trey Hill – guitarist/singer/songwriter – Trey Hill Band – 1984
- Jared Warth – bass/keyboards/clean-unclean vocals – metalcore band – blessthefall – 1986